Second Lieutenant Charles Ellsworth Carver Jr., (1922-2005) was born in Burlington, Vermont on May 27, 1922. Upon graduation with honors from Burlington High School in June 1940, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Vermont which he attended for two years and a summer semester, majoring in Civil Engineering. In August 1942 Lieutenant Carver enlisted in the Army as an Aviation Cadet, and was called to active duty on January 3, 1943. Classified as navigator in the Nashville Classification Center, Lieutenant Carver then reported to Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana in February 1943. He received his Navigator's wings and was commissioned on October 14, 1943. Lieutenant Carver was ordered to teach navigation along with fellow Navigators Lieutenant Richard W. Deane and the late Lieutenant Robert A. Booth. He joined the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron along with Booth and Deane in January 1944. He flew numerous missions during the war as a Navigator. Lieutenant Carver left the 2nd ERS April 6, 1945 and separated from the service October 6, 1945. His military awards and decorations include: Air Medal (5 OLC), Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal.

After the war, Mr. Carver went back to school at the University of Vermont where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. (Cum Laude) In 1949, he earned his Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and later his Doctorate degree from the same. In 1951 he returned to MIT to pursue his doctorate, which was awarded in 1955. He worked for a year as senior hydrodynamics engineer at the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore and in 1956 was invited to join the research staff at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

In 1958, he returned to the Department of Civil Engineering and was appointed to full profesor in 1962. He authored 32 papers in the fields of fluid mechanics, ocean engineering and engineering education. He was a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the honorary societies of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. He retired in 1987 after 31 years of service.

Charlie passed away June 25, 2005 at his home in South Hero, Vermont after a long illness.